Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-04-02

such connecting station, and shall also {
make rates of charges for all uses and {
services, which may be required of any
railroad corporation or common car
rier. When any such schedule shall
have been made as aforesaid 1t shall be
the duty of the commissioners to cause
the same to be printed as other printing
for the state is done in convenient
form, and in sufficient quantities tor
distribution to the public, and tor the
use of their office. A certified copy OF I
such schedule shall be by such com I
mjs,ioners served on each aud every
railroad corporation to be Affected
thereby such service may be made by
mailing such copy to the president or
any other chief officer or agent OF such
corporation or by any other mode the
commissioners may deem best to secure
q safe and speedy delivery thereof; the
fac; of such service, the date and mode
thereof, shall be entered of record by
the commissioners. Upon receipt OF
such copy the corporation shall I'm.
medjataiv cause the same to be printed
in large type of at least the size OF Or
dinary plea, and post copies thereof IN
cons spicuous places i'll all depots ana
other places where freights are recelv-
ed for transportation. Said commission
ers shall from time to time, ana as
often as circumstances may require,
| revise or change any such schedule,
and shall, In their discretion, cause |
either the entire schedule, as revised,
or schedule containing only the
changes made by them i'm the original
schedule, to be printed, served and
| distributed i'll the same manner as iii
original schedule. The copies OF any
schedule, purporting to be printed un-
der the provisions OF this act, shall be
Drima tacie evidence of the schedule
of rates made by the commissioners,
and that the copies thereof have been
served as required bv this section on
the railroad company affected thereby:
Anv schedule made in pursuance OF
this section shall, in all suits brought
against any such railroad corporation,
wherein is in any way involved the
charges of any such railroad corpora.
ton, for the transportation OF auy
freights or cars. or unjust discrimina-
ton in relation thereto, be deemed and
taken in all courts of this state as
prinau tacie evidence that the rates
therein made are reasonable maximum
: rates of charges for transportation OF
treigh and cars upon the railroads tor
, which schedules have been made. The
rates set forth in any such schedule shall
i. take effect and be in force from and
i after the twentieth day following the
T. date of service thereof.
I Sec. 5 1t shall be unlawful for any
|, railroad corporation, organized or do
: ing business in this state, to enter into
l. any combination, contract or agree
d ment, expressed or implied, to pre-
s vent, by any change OF time-schedule,
,i carriage in different cars, or by Other
d means or devices, the carriage o.
freights from being continuous iron
: the place of shipment to the place o
II destination; and no break OF bulk
y stoppage or interruption made by suci
IL corporation shall prevent the carriage
Is treights from being and being treated a
l. one continuous carriage from the plac'
le of shipment to the place of destination
e. unless such break, stoppage or inter
~ ruption was made in good faith TO
Ie some necessary purpose, and wlthou
le any intent to avoid or unnecessarily IN
e, terrnpt such continuous carriage, o
~ to evade any of the provisions OF thi
er act
An Sec. 1t shall be the duty OF ever
'l- railroad corporation in this state to re
er ceive ut its depOts, elevators, ware
ng houses. side.tracks, switches, stoppln
ISIS or loading places, or at ANY customar
Oh place for receiving freights, all frelght'
H. live stock, goods, wares and merchar
T. disc of any and all kinds offered at cue
on place or places, by any person, comps
CT ny or corporation, and shall, upon al
On plicatiOu or request OF any person
&c company or corporation, furnish i
ny said depots, elevators, warehouse
Ia side tracks. switches, stopping or Loaf
OF ing places, or any customary place Il
OF receiving passengers ur freight, Wit
&c, ont unreasonable delay, all cars, col
ny vnnienoes and facilities requisite ar
nd necessary for loading and transportn
or the same, and shall impnrlislly al
ee, without unreasonable delay, transpo
sa- the same to it's destination. WheneV
I'd, any railroad corporation shall fail, he
)m lect or refuse to furnish within rea
for enable time after demand made OF
ny station agent, sufficient cars 10 supp
OF any party desiring to ship propert
ng then such party shall have the right
OF furnish cars which shall then al
ge, thereafter be switched aud hauled
my their destination and returned witho
nd unreasonable delay Or unjust discriu
OF nation in anyinanner between such ca
OF and cars belonging to the corporation
ion any other person. Amy party II
ge, nishiug cars as aforesaid shall pay
my the railroad corporation a reasonat
md compensation for the service rendere
OF and in case All agreement cannot
+ a reached as to such compensation, t
of railroad commissioners shall fix t
ge, same; and when such compensate
for has been so fixed it shall be prt1
CHI facie evidence that the same is reasC
col able. Any railroad corporation VIC
for ting any of the provisions or this 81
ght ton shall be liable to the tOrteitul
me and penalties hereinafter provided.
tes, Sec. Z. All railroad companies
eth this state shall, on demand, issue {
any pi0ate freight receipts to shippers
or which shall be stated the class or clas
ken Of freight shipped, the freight chare
as over the road giving The receipt, u
dis so far as practicable, shall state
Wis freight charges over other roads Il
be carry such freight. When the &C
lea signee presents the railroad receipts
the the agent OF the railroad that deliv'
hat such freight, such agent shall deli,
llsh The article shipped on payment OF
re- amount named in !he receipt: Proc
lion ed. that the consignce shall not be
ght, quired TO rrodmcc such receipt. A
of railroad corporation violating any p
,nee vision of this section, shall be Liable
S the forteiiures and penalties herein
lere ter provided.
-ner Sec s. Any officer, agent or e
ion. ploye OF any railroad corporation W
40 shall Iuake, issue or deliver any IA
ling or fraudulent freight receipt, or bill
in lading, shall be deemed guilty of IL
any demeanOr, and on conviction there
rms he confined in the county Jail not III,
llect thai one wear.
or a Sec 8. Ii any officer, director, ag
The or cmploye OF any railroad c0rporat
end shall agree, contract, or make any s
chcs Of arrangement with any person
Eich persons, by the operation of which s
ght, freight i taken out Of this state into
rate djJiying state or territory, to be sh
thlB ped back to any Toiut III this state
,on- the purpose Of evadiag, avoiding Or
y 10 ulaling any OF the provisions of 4
my act, such officer, director, agent OF 1
age, p!uye, and such person or persons
.e or agreeing, contracting or making 81
ites, arrangement, shall be deemed GU
any of Il misdemeaDor, and upon con'
" to ton thereof, shall be imprisoned in
eX- county Jail not more than one year
Sec. 10. 1t shall be unlaHf ful for